The Departure

6.619671h 25mReleased

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Overview

A young Belgian car nut and hairdresser's apprentice attempts to get a Porsche by all means for his nearing debut race and meets a girl in the same time.

StatusReleased

Release Date1967-03-06

Runtime1h 25m

LanguagesFrançais

CountriesBelgium

Keywords

Cast & Crew

Jean-Pierre Léaud

as Marc

Catherine-Isabelle Duport

as Michèle

Jacqueline Bir

as The Woman

Paul Roland

as The Boss

Paul Frère

as Self

Leon Dony

as Car Salesman

Lucien Charbonnier

as Sausage Seller

Georges Aubrey

John Dobrynine

as Marc's Friend

Bernard Graczyk

as The Colleague at the Hair Salon

Reviews

hand2a

Jan 22, 2025

7/10

A film that never stops to breathe, when perhaps it should. Lots of striking imagery. I especially loved all the various shots of cars, especially the half car. Léaud’s character is mental and he plays it very well. Also an amazing title sequence 3.5/5

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